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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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